As you can see in the title of this blog there are many variations for the name which describes the women who were writers. This culture of women is depicted as the Goddess Seshat. This is not because the early Egyptians were confused or she has changed but because different writers who tell her story wrote it in different ways. I am still seeking clarity on this matter..
However, I do know that in early text the sounds s and sh are represented. The t sound on the end was added in later Dynasties to denoted the feminine form the of what had then become a root word for writing. So Ssh3 began to be written as Ssht.
There are few text that go into detail about Seshat in the English language. However, scholars have written about her in German. If you want to search Seshat in order to pull up the wealth of German research use the spelling Seschat.
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ReplyDeleteI was researching Seshat as an opener of the way and Eshu who is also an opener of the way in West Africa. I have found there are a number of correlations with the names in indigenous traditions all over the world and this way opener theme. Ganeshu, YeShua are also similar. Because of that I am prone to believe that Sheshat's name was more likely to be something like Seshu or Sesha . The T is always silent in ancient KMT. While it is intended to depict a female, it was never actually pronounced in common language.
ReplyDeleteFurther, her relationship to the Tree of Life is the same as in the Vedic tradition. The tree of life is our spine.. thus the notches along a straight line. This meant to be upright in character. The kundalini model of spiritual development focuses on that. The spine in the Vedic tradition is the tree of life and is called the Sushumna. I am convinced these represent the same thing.
Also thanks so much for your blog. I LOVE IT!
Thank you for loving the blog! It keeps me going. Be sure to click follow for notification of updates. You are right with the T. The T was added in later Dynasties to denote the feminine. The term scribe was originally "sesh", regardless of gender. It is a title, not a name. Her imagery dates back 7,000 years ago. Her name is nameless. There are many variations from many cultures on the name used to describe the women/male initially represented as her in KMT. I put only some of them in the title of the blog. There are so many! Thank you for posting and sharing that information.
DeleteI came across an Obelisk at the Parthenon here locally with notches on it that made me think of the ruler and notches of Seshat. We will be touring there 5/11/13. You are welcome to join us. I will weave where Seshat shows her presence in Nashville into the tour.
For more info see https://www.facebook.com/events/130694960455151/?ref=ts&fref=ts
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